Affordable Housing for Seniors in the Cross Hairs in Chicago Affordable Housing for Seniors in the Cross Hairs in Chicago
Property baron Sam Zell has made millions by cutting services and raising rent on retirees like those who came to his Chicago shareholder meeting.
May 15, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Wisconsin Recall Drive Surpasses 300,000 Signatures Wisconsin Recall Drive Surpasses 300,000 Signatures
Two weeks into the drive to remove Scott Walker, more than half the required signatures have been gathered.
Nov 29, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Democrats’ Rural Rebellions The Democrats’ Rural Rebellions
The Republicans’ dramatic overreach in states from Wisconsin to Maine has created openings for substantial Democratic victories in unexpected territory.
Aug 24, 2011 / Editorial / John Nichols
Unsettled: The Great Plains Unsettled: The Great Plains
The myths and misconceptions that distort the beauty and problems of the Plains.
Sep 15, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Charles Petersen
Swords Into Plowshares Swords Into Plowshares
As rural America becomes ground zero for Iraq casualties, Farms Not Arms is urging farmers to attend anti-war rallies and recruiting families to give refuge to returning vets.
Mar 21, 2007 / Editorial / Jason Mark
A New Southern Strategy A New Southern Strategy
The midterm elections proved to Democrats that the South must not be written off. The key to winning rural and working-class voters in Dixie is the same as anywhere else.
Running on Fumes Running on Fumes
Unless the federal government does something now, rising gas prices have the potential to break the blue-collar backbone of many American towns.
Sep 29, 2005 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Democrats Score in the Rockies Democrats Score in the Rockies
The West is not nearly as "red" as the red/blue maps and pundits would suggest.
Nov 18, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
The Last Farm Crisis The Last Farm Crisis
In the final triumph of free-market capitalism, farmers will become serfs.
Nov 2, 2000 / Feature / William Greider